You & Me and You & Me and You & Me, Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees (Review by Stephanie Crane)
Rating: 4.0/5 Stars
This novel centers on Adam and Jules, a married couple who discover that their vintage stereo has the extraordinary ability to transport them back in time. What begins as a quirky, almost whimsical premise quickly deepens into a thoughtful exploration of love, choice, and consequence. While the time-travel element is clever, the true heart of the story lies in the relationship at its core.
At times, I found myself a bit bored by the constant novelty T-shirts and pop culture references, which felt repetitive and occasionally distracting. However, once I moved past that, the emotional weight of the story truly resonated. The book unexpectedly shed new light on my own relationship with my husband of 14 years. Like Adam and Jules, I couldn’t help but wonder: would it be nice to go back and relive those early days. The excitement, the simplicity, the feeling that anything was possible? Absolutely. But the novel wisely asks a more important question: at what cost?
As Adam and Jules experiment with revisiting their past, the consequences of even the smallest changes become clear. The story does an excellent job illustrating how fragile the present and future truly are, and how deeply intertwined love, timing, and personal growth can be. The idea that nostalgia can be both comforting and dangerous is handled with surprising tenderness and realism.
This is very much a page-turner, the kind of book where you constantly feel the need to know what happens next. As the stakes rise, so does the emotional investment, and watching Adam and Jules navigate their choices kept me fully engaged. In the end, what stood out most was how they find themselves and each other all over again, not by rewriting their past, but by understanding it.
Despite a few minor distractions, this book is heartfelt, thought provoking, and deeply relatable. It’s a must read for anyone who has ever wondered about second chances, long term love, and the beauty of choosing the life you’ve built.